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Approximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special forces troops storm a theater building in Moscow, which had been occupied by the terrorists during a musical performance three days before.
Park Chung Hee, President of South Korea, is assassinated by Korean CIA head Kim Jae-gyu.
World War II: In the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands during the Guadalcanal Campaign, one U.S. aircraft carrier is sunk and another carrier is heavily damaged, while two Japanese carriers and one cruiser are heavily damaged.
The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
The Football Association is founded.
Born: Miguel I of Portugal (died 1866).
The Uprising of Asen and Peter begins on the feast day of St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki and ends with the creation of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
Died: Cuthbert, archbishop of Canterbury.